insignificantly

adverb

as in microscopically

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Recent Examples of insignificantly While these might seem insignificantly small compared to the average density, gravitation causes the overdense regions to grow and attract matter into them over time, while the underdense regions similarly give up their matter to their more dense surroundings. — Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificantly
  1. microscopically
  2. minutely
  3. infinitesimally
  4. imperceptibly
  5. barely
  6. minimally
  7. invisibly
  8. scarcely
Adverb
  • The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
    — Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • Coming up with materials that will do that work is actually the easy part; turning them into the microscopically-thin film of a solar sail is the real challenge.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of microscopically
Adverb
  • The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.
    — Tim Barber, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of minutely
Adverb
  • The company used this speed advantage (and, later, similar ones) to profit from infinitesimally brief pricing differences between exchanges, all while fulfilling clients’ orders to buy and sell on those exchanges.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Even then, an opponent might be infinitesimally more precise.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of infinitesimally
Adverb
  • The rival closed her eyes, shivered, nodded almost imperceptibly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The nanobubbler system — essentially imperceptibly small bubbles meant to oxygenate the water and choke off algae growth — had never been tested at this scale on a public monument before deployment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of imperceptibly
Adverb
  • Hundreds of miles away, Ukrainian drone crews had barely paused after the night’s work before starting to prepare for another attack.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tampa Bay is closing in on the best record in baseball despite running out Taylor Walls, who is barely above replacement level, at short every day.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of barely
Adverb
  • Collingwood says rotisserie chicken is best described as minimally processed.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That’s less likely than iPhone and Apple Watch increases, since AirPods should be minimally impacted by rising memory and storage costs.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimally
Adverb
  • The military is nothing if not secretive, and all of this work could be done in the dark—much the way the Manhattan Project, which developed the world’s first nuclear weapons, operated silently, invisibly, from June 1942 to August 1947.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Effective communication should be honest, consistent, and rooted in core values, acknowledging that many boycotts occur invisibly through personal networks, not just public channels.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of invisibly
Adverb
  • The activity now seen actually serves as a further threat to competitive balance in a division where scarcely anyone stands a chance of winning the title in the first place.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • All four were victorious, their religious affiliations scarcely noted.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of scarcely

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“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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